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2. Common-law marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Common-law marriage, also known as sui juris marriage, informal marriage, marriage by habit and repute, or marriage in fact is a form of irregular marriage that survives only in seven U.S. states and the District of Columbia along with some provisions of military law; plus two other states that recognize domestic common law marriage after the fact for limited purposes.

3. Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States

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   The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court overturned Baker v. Nelson and ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens, and thus legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

4. Henderson v. Box - Wikipedia

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   Frank Easterbrook, joined by unanimous. Henderson v. Box was a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that Indiana must list same-sex parents on their child's birth certificate. The case was brought before the court by eight lesbian couples from Indiana who conceived through artificial insemination.

5. Indiana Supreme Court - Wikipedia

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   The Indiana Supreme Court, established by Article 7 of the Indiana Constitution, is the highest judicial authority in the state of Indiana. Located in Indianapolis, the Court's chambers are in the north wing of the Indiana Statehouse. In December 1816, the Indiana Supreme Court succeeded the General Court of the Indiana Territory as the state's ...

6. Supreme Court effectively legalizes same-sex marriage in 11 ...

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   By RYAN GORMAN The Supreme Court effectively made same-sex marriage legal Monday in 11 additional states. The nation's highest court declined to review petitions from lower courts whose ...

7. Interracial marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Interracial marriage has been legal throughout the United States since at least the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court (Warren Court) decision Loving v. Virginia (1967) that held that anti-miscegenation laws were unconstitutional via the 14th Amendment adopted in 1868. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote in the court opinion that "the freedom to ...